Fold collar



R. O. KENNEDY, A. H. GILLESPIL' AND R. (I. MARSHALL.

FOLD COLLAR.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 19. 1919. v i ggg g Patanted Aug. 8,, 1922.

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R. 0. KENNEDY, A. H. GILLESPIE, AND R. C. MARSHALL.

FOLD COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1919.

1 ,4243 1 8 Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

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NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO CLUETT, PEABODY & CO.

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FOLD COLLAR.

Application filed May 19,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, RICHARD OAKLEY KENNEDY, ALEXANDER H. GILLEsPIE, and RICHARD C. MARsHALL, citizens of the United States, residing at Troy, county of fiensselaer, and State of New York have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fold Collars, of which the followingis a specification.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

This invention relates to various launderable articles having attached buttons, and it is particularly adapted for fold-collars in which the long end of the band of the collar is inserted between the band and the foldedover top at the opposite end of the collar, and secured by a button-and-buttonhole connection to the band at said other end of the collar.

Broadly the principal object of the invention is to prevent in the laundering operation, the breakage of buttons attached to a launclerable article.

A specific object of the invention as applied to fold-collars is to distribute to the line of connection between the band and the folded-over top the pull or strain exerted by said long end of the band through its button-and-buttonhole connection with the band at the other end of the collar.

Other objects will. appear in connection with the following description.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a front View in perspective of a fold-collar embodying our invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of a broken-away portion of the collar having the long end of the band.

Fig. 8 isa similar view of the other end of the collar.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section of the same taken on the broken line 4 4: in Fig. 8.

Fig. 5 is a front view similar to Fig. 3 with certain of the plies broken-away, illustrating a modified-form of our invention.

Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section of the sametaken on the broken line 6-6 in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing another modified. form of our invention.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

1919. Serial No. 298,196.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section of the same taken on the broken line 8-8 in Fig. 7

Referring to the drawings wherein the invention is shown in preferred form, 1 is the band, and 2 is the folded-over top or" a soft fold-collar, each being made of a plurality of plies of fabric.

The band, 1, of the collar has an inner facing-ply, 3, and an outer facing-ply, 4c, said facing-plies being stitched together along their edges at 5 in the usual manner.

The band may or may not be provided, as desired, with one or more intermediate plies1 extending throughout the length of the anc.

The band is provided with the usual front buttonholes, 6, in its respective ends, and with a back buttonhole, 7, whereby it is adapted to be connected with the neckband of a shirt in the usual manner.

One end of the band, 1, is elongated to be inserted between the band and the foldedover top at the other end of the collar in the usual manner.

This long end of the band is provided with a buttonhole, 8, adapted to engage a button, 9, attached to the band at the other end of the collar between the band and the folded: over. top, wherebythe long end of the band can. be secured in position between the band and the folded-over top at the opposite end of the collar.

Buttons thus attached to a collar or other launderable article are subject to breakage in the laundering operation, particularly in the ironing operation where the articles are ironed or pressed between calender rolls.

In carrying out our invention to overcome this diificulty, we make the area of the launderable article occupied by the button of substantially less thickness than the area immediately adjacent to the area occupied by the button, thus forming an opening or recess which permits the button to be more or less depressed into the body of the article while undergoing the ironing operation and thus relieves the button of more or less of the injurious pressure due to the ironing operation.

For certain purposes of the invention, the area of the launderable article occupied by the button may be made of substantially less thickness than the area immediately surrounding the area occupied by the button in any known manner; and the manner in which this is done may vary in adapting the invention to different launderable articles.

In applying the invention to a soft foldcollar, we preferably incorporate between the inner and outer facing-plies, 3 and 1 of the band, a concealed member which may extend throughout the whole length or a part only of the length of the band, as may be desired, in which concealed member we form an opening corresponding substantially in location and area with the attached button, which opening permits the button to be depressed more or less into the body of the article and relieves it more or less of the pressure during the ironing operation.

In Fig. 5 we have shown a band having in addition to the facing-plies, 8 and 4 an inner ply, 10, which. may be coextensive with the band, and we have shown this inner ply, 10, provided with a circular opening, 11, corresponding substantially in location and area with the button, 9, which is indicated by dotted lines in said Fig. 5.

The opening, 11, permits the button, 9, to be more or less depressed or indented into the body of the hand during the ironing operation whereby the button is largely relieved from injurious pressure during the ironing operation.

The extentto which the button is relieved from such injurious pressure may be increased by bordering the opening, 11, with a cord or buttonhole-stitching as shown at 12, in Fig. 5.

For certain purposes of the invention, it is immaterial whether the concealed member, 10, extends throughout the length 01 the band or only part way of the length of the band.

In Fig. 3 we have shown a reinforcing member, 13, secured between the inner and outer facing-plies of the band, which member has a rectangular cut-out or opening, 14, corresponding substantially in location and area with the button, 9, and serving to relieve the button from injurious pressure in substantially the manner above described.

This member, 13, may be made of any suitable fabric, and for certain purposes is preferably made of hair-cloth which enables it to afford substantial support to the band, the support thus provided being transmitted through the button-and-buttonhole conneetion to the other end of the collar through the long end, 1 of the band.

In Figs. 7 and 8, we have shown memhere, 15, concealed between the inner and outer facing-plies of the band extending crosswise oi the band on opposite sides of the area occupied by the attached button, 9. These may be made of any suitable fabric.

The members concealed between the inner and outer facing-plies of the band whereby to the line of connection between the band and the top of the collar, and thus to distribute said pull or strain to the neighboring portion of the folded-over top of the collar as well as to the band, thus preventing distortion of the band due to said pull or strain.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A launderable article having an attached button and having an area occupied by said button of substantially less thickness than the permanent area immediately adjacent to and on diametrically opposite sides of the area occupied by the button.

2. A-launderable article having inner and outer facing-plies, a member concealed therebetween forming a permanent part of the collar, and an exteriorly located button, said concealed member being provided with an opening corresponding substantially in location and area with said button.

3. A collar having inner and outer facingplies secured together by stitching along their edges, a reinforcing-member extending partway-only oi? the length of the collar and secured to said facing-plies by said edge lines oi. stitching, and an exteriorly located button attached to said facing-plies within the area enclosed by the boundariesof said reinforcing-member.

4. A collar having inner and outer facingplies secured together by stitching along their edges, a reinforcing-member extending part-way only of the length'of the collar and secured to said facing-plies by said edge lines of stitching, and an eXteriorly located button attached to said facing-plies within the area enclosed by the boundaries of said reintorcing-inember, said reinforcing member being provided with an opening corresponding substantially in location and area with said button.

5. A collar having a band and a foldedover top, said band having inner and outer facing-plies, an exteriorly located attached button, and a member concealed between said facing-plies permanently incorporated in the collar extending part-way at least of the length of the bandfand provided with an opening corresponding substantially in location and area with said button.

'6. A. fold-collar having a hand and a folded-over top, said band being formed of a plurality of plies of fabric stitched together along their edges and having a permanent reinforcing-member extending part way only of the length of the band at a point near one end of the band covered by the folded-over top, a button attached to the band within the area enclosed by the boundaries of said reinforcing-member, the other end of the band being elongated to enter between the band and the folded-over top lapping said reinforced portion of the band and being provided with a button -h0le adapted to engage said button.

7. A fold-collar having a band and a folded-over top said band being formed of a plurality of plies of fabric stitched together along their edges and having a permanent reinforcing-member extending partway only of the length of the band at a point near one end of the band covered by the folded-over top, a button attached to the band within the area enclosed by the boundaries of said reinforcing-member, said reinforcing-member being provided with an opening corresponding substantially in location and area with said button, the other end of the band being elongated to enter between the band and the folded-over top lapping said reinforced portionof the band and being provided with a buttonhole adapted to engage said button.

8. A launderable article having an attached button and having an area immediately surrounding the location of said button permanently of substantially greater thickness than the area occupied by said button. v

9. A launderable article having inner and outer facing-plies, an exteriorly located button, and permanent means concealed between said facing-plies extending immediately on opposite sides of the area occupied by said button whereby the thickness of the article on opposite sides of the area occupied by the button is substantially greater than the thickness of the area occupied by the button.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 13th day of May, 1919.

RICHARD OAKLEY KENNEDY. ALEXANDER H. GILLESPIE. RICHARD O. MARSHALL. 

